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Originally posted by Mominbiz:
Looks like we have to keep creating new threads like this since the old ones are lost in cyberspace!!

So, here's a new resume formats thread for anyone to add to, if interested.

If anyone has any books, links or a great resume page they want to share for others to learn from, go for it. I know some actors on here have amazing resumes, but it's up to you to add them. Thanks!

I'll start with this info.

Books:
Acting is Everything by Judy Kerr - info and sample formats.

Self-Management for Actors: Getting Down to Show Business by Bonnie Gillespie - excellent billing info.

NEXT! An Actor's Guide to Auditioning by Ellie Kanner and Paul G. Bens, Jr. - info and sample formats.

Links:
http://www.backstage.com/bso/c...romoting/resumes.jsp
http://more.showfax.com/column...ives/2005_02_21.html http://more.showfax.com/column...ives/2005_02_21.html http://more.showfax.com/column...ives/2005_02_28.html

For TEEN and Legal 18 questions - http://bbs.backstage.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/8011031/m/8...?r=80410001#80410001

ALSO - remember when listing high school credits, DO NOT put the words High School on your resume. Just use the school's theatre name or the school's name followed by Theatre, excluding the words high school. The number 1 reason for this is security. It's the same reason you don't list your home address or home phone on a resume. As you are older and out of high school, it also looks better on your resume not to have high school listed. The focus is the experience, not necessarily when you did it.

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Originally posted by LA.BA-Theatre Student:
Mominbiz THANK YOU for the tip about how to list high school theatre, as a college actor who did lots of well produced good theatre in high school, I did not know how to list my HS credits in a professional manner on my resume. This helps a ton. And I have the book Self Managment for Actors, and will be using that to polish of my resume. Thanks for the helpful tips!

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Originally posted by The New Black:
So I'm trying to put a starter/newb resume together and I want to make sure I'm on the right track,

I'm aiming for film, but the only acting experience I have is the theatre I did back in High School. I also don't really have any other training at this point. Also no idea what I could possibly list for special skills other than some gun handling techniques I was coached on for a movie that's not out yet that I'm theoretically background in.

Finally, for a role that's "submission only" and they want a pic/resume. For that sort of thing, do you include the resume in the body of the email or as an attachment? If as an attachment, any particular filetype?

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Originally posted by The New Black:
So I'm trying to put a starter/newb resume together and I want to make sure I'm on the right track,

I'm aiming for film, but the only acting experience I have is the theatre I did back in High School. I also don't really have any other training at this point. Also no idea what I could possibly list for special skills other than some gun handling techniques I was coached on for a movie that's not out yet that I'm theoretically background in.

Finally, for a role that's "submission only" and they want a pic/resume. For that sort of thing, do you include the resume in the body of the email or as an attachment? If as an attachment, any particular filetype?

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Originally posted by MyFatButt:
showbizLTD.com Sample Resume

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Originally posted by TRUTHTELLER59:
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